The Buckinghams in Concert

When The Buckinghams toured the country on their first Happy Together Tour, they were part of one the year's Top 10 Most Popular Tours, according to Pollstar , which keeps track of concert attendance and ticket sales. The Happy Together Tour '85-'86 was produced by Howard Silverman and David Fischoff, and the tour was sponsored by Members Only, quite popular at the time. Steve heard The Buckinghams and the Happy Together Tour at the Hulman Center, in Terra Haute, Indiana. Steve graciously shared photos from several pages of his Souvenir Tour Booklet for others to enjoy on Chicagosveryown Buckinghams' Facebook page. Reproduced here with his permission. Top photo-Encore with everyone on stage. Bottom photo--(L to R: Tour co-producer, Howard Silverman, today of Paradise Artists, Carl Giammarese, Rob Grill(Grass Roots), Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman(The Turtles), 3 reps from Members Only, Tour co-producer, David Fischoff. About Members Only, Tour Sponsor. About The Buckingh

It was nice to see blogger MusicofourHeart's post today about the concert date in Wallingford, CT, with the Happy Together Tour. On Saturday, July 9th, Carl Giammarese and Nick Fortuna will join The Turtles, The Grass Roots, Mark Lindsay (former lead singer of Paul Revere and the Raiders) and the Association for the 2011 return in the "25th Anniversary Plus 1" national tour. Audience response last year wsa tremendous and everyone who came to the shows had a great evening of music. Journalist Musicofourheart writes: "I was thinking about The Buckinghams this morning. Their song, “Kind of a Drag” popped into my head so I cruised over to YouTube to watch a video of them playing their #1 hit from 1967." The Buckinghams will also return to Connecticut for a Christmas Show on Sunday, December 18th at the beautiful Infinity Hall, where they've played before. It's great to have such loyal friends of their music in Connecticut. Buckinghams' fans are serious m

From the Reynolds Performance Hall's blog re The Buckinghams and Blood, Sweat & Tears in Concert: "One thing that most human beings have in common is the tendency to revisit our youth in memory. Old pictures, favorite restaurants, the house we grew up in…all can be welcome remembrances of times long past that we still treasure today. Music is also a way to remember, and especially being able to see some of our favorite musicians still going strong after many years. So we (along with the audience) were delighted to be able to watch The Buckinghams and Blood, Sweat, and Tears do what they’ve been doing well for decades now: play GREAT music."... Full blog post can be found here. http://ucareynolds.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/the-buckinghams-blood-sweat-and-tears/ All photos courtesy of Reynolds Performance Hall, Conway, Arkansas.

Conway, Arkansas is a beautiful town to visit, with great Southern hospitality shown to us by the staff at the Reynolds Performance Hall. These are a few of their photos taken at the concert and we appreciate their sharing with us. The band and the audience at the Reynolds Performance Hall in Conway, AR. (L to R) Carl Giammarese, Bruce Soboroff, Nick Fortuna, Dave Zane (L to R) Dave Zane, Bruce Soboroff, Nick Fortuna The view from the balcony, The Buckinghams on stage. (L to R) Bruce Soboroff and Rocky Penn. Rocky Penn, drummer/vocalist, and a great drum kit. Guitarist/vocalist Dave Zane in the foreground. (L to R) Carl Giammarese, Nick Fortuna, and Dave Zane. View from the balcony, photo 1. View from the balcony, photo 2. Thanks again to the Reynolds Performance Hall for sharing these pictures. Find Reynolds Hall on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ucareynolds?ref=ts

From the March 10th online edition of the "Highland News", an excerpt of the review posted by Jules E. Beuck for The Buckinghams, Grass Roots, and Turtles in concert. "Opening the show was Chicago’s Buckinghams. Fronted by original members Carl Giammarese and bassist Nick Fortuna, The Buckinghams went through a set that had them perform many of their hits and covers of other artists’ hits. One song of theirs they performed that had been left off of many of their shows was their cover of “I’ll Go Crazy” that was sung by recent addition guitarist Dave Zane. Other hits they performed were “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” “Kind Of A Drag,” and “Susan.” Covers they performed included “The Worst That Could Happen,” “Expressway To Your Heart” and “Time Won’t Let Me.” They received a standing ovation and when they went to the lobby to sign autographs, the line was quite long to see them up close and personal." Full story at: http://www.highlandnews.net/articles/2011/03/10/entertainme

Summer fun is just around the corner with The Buckinghams. The 25th Anniversary Happy Together Tour was so well received by fans across the country that this summer is sure to be filled with more great classic rock sounds on the Happy Together Tour 2011 . Fri. July 8, Westbury, NY North Fork Theatre at Westbury Sat. July 9, Wallingford,CT Toyota Presents the Oakdale Theatre Mon. July 11, Bethlehem, PA Musikfest Cafe presented by Yuengling Wed. July 13, Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre Thur. July 14, Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Melody Tent Fri. July 15, Cohasset, MA South Shore Music Circus Sat. July 16, Asbury Park, NJ Paramount Theater at Convention Hall Tues. July 19, Clearwater, FL, Ruth Eckerd Hall Thurs. July 21, Columbus, GA , River Center Thur. Aug. 4, Kettering, OH Fraze Pavillion for the Performing Arts Fri. Aug. 5, Sylvania, OH Centennial Terrace Sat. Aug. 6, Waukegan, IL Genessee Theatre Sun. Aug 7, West Allis, WI Wisconsin State

Today in the Long Beach, CA blog, Steve Smith included the upcoming Happy Together Tour in his blog "STEVE SMITH: Classic rock, pop and country." Smith noted, "The Turtles announced the lineup for its 26th Happy Together Tour, which will cross the country beginning in July. Joining them will be The Association, The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams and Mark Lindsay, former lead singer for Paul Revere & The Raiders. So far, only dates in New England have been announced but more are expected." We'll have a list of current Happy Together Tour dates posted later this week. Full story at: http://www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_17573585